ยง 1002. Certifying employment. 1. Should the U.S. department of
education permit public service employers to certify employment for past
or present individual employees or groups of employees directly with the
U.S. department of education or its agents, notwithstanding other
provisions of law, a public service employer shall be permitted to send
to the U.S. department of education or its agents the information
necessary for employment certification.
2. If a public service employer does not directly certify employment
with the U.S. department of education pursuant to subdivision one of
this section, the public service employer shall annually provide notice
of renewal and a copy of the public service loan forgiveness form with
the employer information and employment certification sections of the
form already completed to:
a. an employee who requests a public service loan forgiveness form;
b. any current employee for whom the public service employer has
previously certified employment; and
c. an employee who is ending his or her work with the public service
employer.
The partially completed form should reflect employment for the prior
calendar year, and may reflect longer periods of employment, as
necessary.
3. A public service employer shall not unreasonably delay in
certifying employment.
4. Nothing in this section shall prevent a public service employer
from seeking permission from its employees prior to certifying their
employment.